Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a vitamin B12 deficiency, finding that it is not a disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Board dismissed the claims for annual clothing allowances for calendar years 2017 and 2018 due to procedural defects, while remanding the claim for calendar year 2021 for further evidence.

The appeal for payment of non-VA dental care provided on February 10, 2020, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal challenging the combined 80 percent rating for his service-connected disabilities as a result of the April 2023 rating decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status as he does not meet the statutory requirements.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for burial benefits in the form of reimbursement of transportation expenses as the Veteran was not service-connected for any disabilities during his lifetime and did not meet the criteria for such benefits.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as VA received the claim more than one year after the Veteran's death.

The Board remands the matters of entitlement to a rating in excess of 60 percent for residuals of gastroparesis and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to a service-connected disability, as additional evidence is needed.

The Board remands the case for a more detailed and thoroughly explained medical opinion regarding eligibility for benefits under VA's PCAFC program.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the Appellant while it was pending.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for rotator cuff tendonitis, bilateral sternoclavicular strain and degenerative disc disease other than IVDS, spinal stenosis secondary to seizures due to inadequate medical opinions regarding aggravation.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a skin rash disability and toenail disability due to improper docketing under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Veteran's special monthly pension (SMP) rate was granted as of December 1, 2023 at $541.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the increased 50 percent disability rating from July 1, 2021.

The appeal was dismissed as the appellant has no justiciable case or controversy before the Board at this time.

The Board remands the claim for entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to errors in satisfying a regulatory or statutory duty regarding substitution.

The appeal regarding an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bipolar I disorder with residuals of traumatic brain injury to include headache and blurred vision was dismissed as there was no identified decision or specific issues therein with which the appellant disagrees.

The Board granted service connection for right hip degenerative joint disease, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his current condition is related to his military service.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the June 2023 Rating Decision.

The Veteran was granted a 100 percent initial rating for anemia, effective May 19, 2020. The claim for an earlier effective date was denied.